Device for locking levers.



G. 'C JENSEN. DEVICE FOR LOOKING LEVERS. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I3. 1918.

1,290,751 I Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

WITNESS: I INVEN T' R. I

ATTQRNEYS.

g i A QEGEGE C, JENSEN, F QAKLEEKED, CALIFQILNIA.

JEVIEE LOCKIHG LE'VEW.

To (ZZZ whom it may eoncem:

Be it linewn that l, GEORGE G. Jess-31m, e eitizen of the l i itedStetes, residing at Gel:- len-fi, in the county of Alameda and State of Calii ernie, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices fer Leek ing Levers, of which the following is e sgseeifieetioii,

In the presentinventieii a meclienisre designed fer leaking a lever wherein the lever is espeble of universal swinging mevement and axial rotation is provided.

The inventien. has for its principal ebject-s he provides construction wherein a leek centrollecl meclsenism is included which when released permits sf axial retetien ef the lever s0 position to edmit of universal movemenl; efthe same in its fullcrum, and when itis desired is lock the lever from mevement, said leek controlled mesh enism will engage and held. the lever from mevement en the exiel reteiaien thereof.

provided min e To mere fully eon elieni the inventien is direciecl to es empanying rev wherein figure illustrates a ver iesl sectiena-l View as the preferred emborlimerit of my with the lever rotated te loekesl pesitien Referring pezsieulerly to the irewlng, 1 indicates Tel-e tubular suypori;

' sl seat er seeket E2 in fulcrum perwell lznewn sy ge.

I I1 3 m Ym 1..i lee 81451 Le ef immerse; swlngisg movement the seek e5 2 held therein by e, e retaining rir g 5 having err-sealed engegemest, at 6,w1i-h theupper port-1011 as the tubulsr support 1. A suitable shell 7 cerrle'el by the levereeevethe spherical fulcrilm 3 and extending lawns/sully over the sides 0% the ugiper end 0f the sebuler support 1, incloses the ring s es exeludes dust and grit from the spherical per" lieu of the lever. The spherical fillemim portien is provided in its surface with e vertical slot; 8, communicating with one sisle sf whicl'; is e horizontal 810's 9, seal prejee lug inio seitl sle'r. 9 is a pin 10 carried by the vbular support 1 and; projecting beyond the inner face 0f the socket 2 thereei The pin 18 when the lever 4 is axially rel-steel repesltien the slat 8 he eoperete therewith, slides into else 8 permits universe! swinging mevemelrt the lever, and when sear: lever is axially related is peel-elem the pin 10 into peeifieetiee sf Letters Fstent.

Feeeiiteel m. 7, 1e19,

A enemies fileclieernery 13, 1918. Serial H0. 216,961.

pin limits the axial rotation a; 12, to the tubular support 1 and at its epposits end, as at 13, so the lever below the spherical portion 3-, axially rotates the lever from the position as in the drawing to cause the slot. 8 is register with the I in 1,6.

A horizontally .isposei lee ing belt 13 is sliclsbly msunued in a guide 14 to cemmunisate with the spherical seckel; 2, and she eater seal of said belt is edieptecl for reception. Within a sees 15 in lobe spherical fulcrum portion 3 of the/lever, at such time as the lever is axially rc-te-ef to the position as in the drawing, seiei bell; locking the lever rem exiel rotetlen and lines preventing the coiiperetien of the pin 19 e115. slot- 8, which admit-s universe} swinging inevement of the lever.

A ceileci sprmg l6 abutting against the enter encl of the leeli'ing bell; 13 normally ferces the same outwerly Emil said locki'n bale is releeserl by an eceeiilricelly meunte finger 1? carried on the underside of a resazable key centre-Heel barrel 18 mounted. in e leek cylizieler l9 posiienel within 2, here 20 at ene sie of the subuler support 1.

1% will be apparent that en'the wlthdrewal f lacking belt "13 irem the recess 15,

he spring 11 will automatically rotate "the .ever l from positren as m the firawmg 3 e eeeseilie slel 8 is register with the pin 10, permitting universal movement of the lever in its socket, and; theiwhenit is desired to leek the lever from mevement'the same may be axially rezfiatecl by manual movement WllifilLWill cause the witluirewel' 0f the pin 10 from slot; 8 anti cause the slot 9 ins register therewith, encl en the pin 10 coma/sting with the rear end-0f the slot 9 the lacking belt 18 will autemeticelly be 7 seated by the ae'iien of the "spring-16 in. the

and provided; with a socket fer receiving said spherical portion, said lever capable for universal swinging movement and capaof universal swinging movement within said ble of axial rotation to permit of operative. socket and of axial rotation therein to perswinging movement thereof, of means for mit ofi operative swinging movement thereguiding the lever in its axial rotation and i of, said spherical portion provided with inswinging movement, a-spring pressed locktersecting horizontal and vertical guide ing bolt for automatically engaging and slots, a pin carried by said support and 00- looking said lever from movement on the operating with said slots, and a lock conaxial rotation of the same vfrom operative trolled locking bolt carried by said support position, and lock controlled means for rea l for engaging and locking said lever from leasing said bolt from locked engagement axial rotation and when said. pin is rewith the lever. ceived iii-said horizontal slot. 4:. In combination with a lever fulcrumed P A, 2. In com ination with a leverniormed for universal swinging movement and capawithin its le g-th with a spherioal '4inl9rum ble of axial rotation to permit of operative portion, "a tubular support for said "Jiever swinging movement thereof, a spring 3 and provided with a socket 'for'receiving pressed locking bolt for automatically locksaid spherical portion, said lever capable of ing said lever from movement on the axial universal swinging movement within said rotation of the same from operative position, v socket and of axial rotation therein to pera lock controlled means associated with and mit of operative swinging movement therecapable of operation for. withdrawing said of, said spherical portion provided with in bolt from locked engagement with the lever, tersecting horizontal and vertical guide and means for automatically axially rotatslots, a pin carried y said support and coing said lever to operative position on the operating with said slots, a lock controlled release of said locking bolt;

' locking bolt carried by said support for en- In testimony whereof I have signed my gaging and locking said lever from axial name to this specification in the presence rotation and when said pin isf received in of two subscribing witnesses. said horizontal slot, and means or automatically rotating said lever on the release of GEORGE JENSEN said locking bolt to position said vertical Witnesses:

' slot in cooperative relation with said pin. HARRY A. Town,

3. In combination with a lever fulcrumed D. B. RICHARDS. 

